1. Pre-Instructional Planning This is a forty minute lesson planned for the 5thd grade. It is the 2nd part of a two week lesson that teaches students about one of the elements of figurative language the idiom.
a. Planning Team: This lesson was designed by Judy High and Nora Neumann. b. Student Group: As stated this is a 5th grade lesson regarding idioms. The class contains 23 students. c. Lesson Title: Idioms Part 2 d. PA K-12 Academic Standards – Speaking & Listening 1.6 e. AASL 21st Century Reading/Information Literacy Standards - Inquire, Think Critically, and Gain Knowledge Skills 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.7, 1.3.1 Pursue personal and aesthetic growth – 4.1.1
2. Objectives: As a result of today’s lesson 5th grade students will be able state the definition and origin of a specific idiom.
4. Lesson Activities: a. Introduction: Librarian greets students at the door “Hello boys and girls. Welcome to the library. Follow me to the tables”.
b. Developmental Activities: 1. “Hello! How’s everything going? Last week we discussed idioms. We learned about the history of idioms. We read the book Cats and Dogs which was all about idioms. Today you are going to do a little idiom research”. 2. “On each desk is an idiom card, an idiom dictionary and a worksheet. You will be working in pairs so right now decide who you’ll be working with”. 3. “Eyes on me because I am going to show you what you are going to do. First you will write your idiom on the worksheet”. Demonstrate on Smart board. 4. “Then you will write the origin of your idiom. What does origin mean? Is origin the same as meaning”? Discuss. 5. “You will look up your idiom to find the origin in the dictionary. This dictionary is arranged exactly the same way a regular dictionary is arranged. How is a dictionary arranged”? 6. “Then you will draw and color a picture of your idiom. Now you want to draw a clear picture but you might want to be a little careful because when everyone is finished I’m going to show the pictures on the projector for everyone to see and we’re going to play Stump Your Neighbor”. 7. “Remember you’re working with your partner and you may want to keep your idiom a secret from the rest of the class so work quietly. Raise your hand if you need help. Begin”. 8. Circulate helping those who request help. 9. Allow approximately ten minutes for students to complete their worksheet. c. Closure 10. “Who wants to go first”? Put idiom worksheet on projector one at a time so the class can play Stump Your Neighbor. 11. “This was a great lesson. As I told you last week language can be very beautiful and it can be very funny. You did a fantastic job looking up the origin and drawing your idiom. These idiom dictionaries are extremely entertaining. Feel free to borrow one”. 12. “Now you may go and select your books”.
d. Students Assessment Activities – Assessment is ongoing throughout the lesson as students complete their idiom worksheet.
Bibliography Terban, Marvin. Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms. USA, Scholastic Inc. 1996.
Lesson Title: Idioms Part 2
Erdenheim Elementary
Grade Level: 5th Grade
Time: 40 Minute Lesson
1. Pre-Instructional Planning
This is a forty minute lesson planned for the 5thd grade. It is the 2nd part of a two week lesson that teaches students
about one of the elements of figurative language the idiom.
a. Planning Team: This lesson was designed by Judy High and Nora Neumann.
b. Student Group: As stated this is a 5th grade lesson regarding idioms. The class contains 23
students.
c. Lesson Title: Idioms Part 2
d. PA K-12 Academic Standards – Speaking & Listening 1.6
e. AASL 21st Century Reading/Information Literacy Standards -
Inquire, Think Critically, and Gain Knowledge Skills 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.7, 1.3.1
Pursue personal and aesthetic growth – 4.1.1
2. Objectives:
As a result of today’s lesson 5th grade students will be able state the definition and origin of a specific idiom.
3. Materials: Smart board, Idiom Cards, Idiom Dictionary, worksheets, pencils, crayons, projector
4. Lesson Activities:
a. Introduction: Librarian greets students at the door “Hello boys and girls. Welcome to the library.
Follow me to the tables”.
b. Developmental Activities:
1. “Hello! How’s everything going? Last week we discussed idioms. We learned about the history of idioms. We
read the book Cats and Dogs which was all about idioms. Today you are going to do a little idiom research”.
2. “On each desk is an idiom card, an idiom dictionary and a worksheet. You will be working in pairs so right
now decide who you’ll be working with”.
3. “Eyes on me because I am going to show you what you are going to do. First you will write your idiom on the
worksheet”. Demonstrate on Smart board.
4. “Then you will write the origin of your idiom. What does origin mean? Is origin the same as meaning”?
Discuss.
5. “You will look up your idiom to find the origin in the dictionary. This dictionary is arranged exactly the same
way a regular dictionary is arranged. How is a dictionary arranged”?
6. “Then you will draw and color a picture of your idiom. Now you want to draw a clear picture but you might
want to be a little careful because when everyone is finished I’m going to show the pictures on the projector
for everyone to see and we’re going to play Stump Your Neighbor”.
7. “Remember you’re working with your partner and you may want to keep your idiom a secret from the rest
of the class so work quietly. Raise your hand if you need help. Begin”.
8. Circulate helping those who request help.
9. Allow approximately ten minutes for students to complete their worksheet.
c. Closure
10. “Who wants to go first”? Put idiom worksheet on projector one at a time so the class can play Stump Your
Neighbor.
11. “This was a great lesson. As I told you last week language can be very beautiful and it can be very funny.
You did a fantastic job looking up the origin and drawing your idiom. These idiom dictionaries are extremely
entertaining. Feel free to borrow one”.
12. “Now you may go and select your books”.
d. Students Assessment Activities – Assessment is ongoing throughout the lesson as students complete their
idiom worksheet.
Bibliography
Terban, Marvin. Scholastic Dictionary of Idioms. USA, Scholastic Inc. 1996.